Fishnet pygmy goby (Trimma agrena)

Scientific name: Trimma agrena Winterbottom & Chen, 2004

Fishnet pygmy goby (Trimma agrena)

The Fishnet pygmy goby (Trimma agrena) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia.

Biology

Diagnosis: Distinguished by the combination of the following features: no predorsal scales anterior extension of body scales along the side of the nape from half-way between the eye and the shoulder spot in juveniles to just behind the eye in adults; body light brown with orange spots or stripes on the head, a dark greyish orange shoulder spot above pectoral fin base, and scale pockets strongly outlined with dark brown chromatophores with an orange spot at the junction between adjacent pockets in the same longitudinal row.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trimma agrena
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
2.08
Depth range
0–11 m (0–36 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 11 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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